Two NBA Round 2 Game 6s Friday night and the Western Conference Final is now SET: Oklahoma City Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs, a Texas-region marquee. Spurs closed out Minnesota 4-2 with a 139-109 demolition at Target Center; Stephon Castle delivered 32 points on 11/16 FG (5/7 from 3) plus 11 rebounds and 6 assists; De'Aaron Fox 21/9, rookie Dylan Harper 15 off the bench. Wembanyama was a steady second option as Castle took over. Spurs back in the Conference Finals for the first time since 2017. Out east, Detroit forced Game 7 with a 115-94 road win at Rocket Arena; Cade Cunningham 21, four Pistons starters in double figures, wire-to-wire blowout. Cleveland's three-game winning streak ends; series tied 3-3 with Game 7 at Little Caesars Sunday 5/17 (winner faces the Knicks). Cup futures: Thunder hold top at -300 to repeat; Spurs WCF futures shorten to +225. Tonight (Saturday 5/16): NHL BUF-MTL G6 at Bell Centre with Canadiens chasing close-out vs Buffalo (MTL leads 3-2).
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